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Australian ESG News - Q3 2021
Greenpeace Australia Pacific launches Hero to zero: uncovering the truth of corporate Australia's climate action claims, reviewing the...


Global ESG News - Q3 2021
An outline of ESG news happening globally in 2021. Sustainable Funds, The Biden Plan, TCFD, TNFD


Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Supply Chain Risk Management
Modern day supply chains are complex, changing, and fraught with risk management challenges. ESG in supply chain is critical for everyone.


Eden Towers - Agritech ESG Report
Eden Towers completed an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) review and first ESG report working with the team from ESG Impact,...


ESG Strategy and Reporting for global smart city
We are very excited to have recently completed the first ESG report for Enyimba Economic City (EEC) in Nigeria. A special economic zone...


ESG for small business – a risk or an opportunity post Covid-19
ESG issues ESG issues are becoming increasingly prevalent for businesses large and small as the world shifts to the 4th industrial...


Better pricing on FX forwards using ESG & sustainable finance targets
A growing number of corporate treasurers are exploring how their foreign exchange hedging positions can help make them a cleaner and more...


Shareholder ESG Class Actions Increase – When climate change became a financial issue
The shift from ethical issues to financial issues: climate change isn’t just a moral issue anymore; it’s also a financial one.


Australia’s first CBI ‘Green Loan’ for A$170M closed
Investa commercial Property Fund (ICPF) has just closed Australia’s Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) compliant Green Loan for A$170m. This...


Issue a Green Bond to Buy a Green Bond
Is issuing a green bond to the capital market and buying a green bond incorporated by corporations in developing nations, development...


Gender Lens Investing – Keeps getting stronger and stronger
Gender Lens Investing (GLI) is a relatively new form of impact investing, gaining more interest in recent times from within asset...


Green Trees, Green Money, Green Buildings
Buildings with ‘Green’ credentials are financially a better investment (and have been so for some time). Global Brands want to lease...


"Big Oil" + Corp. Bonuses = Sustainability?
With about half of G20 members falling short of achieving their domestic targets set out in the Paris Agreement[1], major energy and...


ESG Reporting and ESG Corporate Integration, there is a difference.
It has been reported most companies in the S&P 500 meet the regulatory reporting requirements for Environmental, Social & Governance...


Australia, has your purchase fueled slavery?
After years of deliberation the Australian Modern Slavery bill was recently passed in Parliament to come in effect from January 1st....


Aussie Banks sign up to the latest SDG UN-endorsed programme
A series of global banks signed up to the latest United Nations-endorsed financial programme, designed to align the financial services...


Environmental, Social & Governance applied to corporates against commercial credit risks
Over the past five years discussion around the role of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in credit risk has become a sticking...
The importance of environment, social and governance (ESG) factors to current investment trends
When did ethical and sustainable investment strategy become a serious consideration for shareholders, investors and asset managers?...


Growing momentum of ESG Investments in Australia
Main Takeaways: ESG offers institutional investors such as super funds and global fund managers a product differentiator to take to...
Green Bonds and ESG: Emerging Synergies
With over $130 billion in Green bonds expected to be issued in 2017 alone, ESG reporting has become an essential investment tool for...
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